Described as one of the world's great live acts by the Guardian. After three years away the mighty Orchestra Baobab are making a long awaited return to the UK to play a handful of live dates in January 2012. One of the defining acts in contemporary African music, Orchestra Baobab, first formed in 1970, fused Senegal’s formerly predominant Afro-Cuban sounds with Congolese rumba, Ghanaian high life, griot singing and other local styles. Read more »
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We are saddened to receive the following press release from World Circuit announcing the death of one of Mauritania's great singers, the inspirational, Dimi Mint Abba. Read the full article for the press release. 
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" is the first new album in five years from one of Africa’s great musical mavericks, Senegatese sufi troubadour Cheikh Lô. This is his most distinctive and personal album since his groundbreaking, Yous~øu N’Dour-produced debut "Ne Ia Thiass" in 1996. The dreadlocked singer’s signature blend of semi-acoustic flavours - West and Central African, funk, Cuban, flamenco - has been distilled into his most mature, focused, yet diverse statement to date. And his husky, sensual voice is sounding better than ever. 
New Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate single out now. 'Kala Djula' is the new single from Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté, taken from their forthcoming album 'Ali and Toumani'. The follow up to their GRAMMY winning album 'In the Heart of the Moon' is due for release in February 2010. The single is out now on itunes, Amazon, and all good digital music stores. 
News in from World Circuit: Calling all budding remixers, to celebrate the release of Tony Allen's new album 
, World Circuit Records are very excited to announce the Tony Allen remix project. 
News in from World Circuit : Fela Kuti said, "Without Tony Allen there would be no Afrobeat". One of the finest drummers ever releases a new album, Secret Agent on the World Circuit label on 8th June. 
Sue Miller relives the excitement of their Carnegie Hall concert on July 1st 1998. This 2 disc CD set provides us with fresh takes on BVSC favourites, covering 16 extended tracks of Cuban Son, Danzón, Chachachá and Bolero and featuring some outstanding performances by Omara Portuondo, Eliades Ochoa, Guajiro Mirabal and Rubén González…..GondwanaSound: other content and links
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